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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina

42 Colleges
$31,083 Avg Salary
$33,780 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 710 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #37 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for mental and social health services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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The excellent programs at Montgomery Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#5

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montreat College is a great place for mental and social health services students. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#8

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

With a ranking of #10, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 2,163
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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